[HK] AO Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance
[HK] AO
Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance
(1) Article 10(1) of the UNCITRAL Model Law, the text of which is set out below, has effect—
“Article 10. Number of arbitrators
(1) The parties are free to determine the number of arbitrators.
(2) [Not applicable.]”.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the freedom of the parties to determine the number of arbitrators includes the right of the parties to authorize a third party, including an institution, to make that determination.
(3) The number of arbitrators in an arbitration is to be either 1 or 3 as decided by the HKIAC in the particular case if—
(a) the parties fail to agree on the number of arbitrators; and
(b) section 1 of Schedule 2 does not apply.
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